Expert: Wyoming faces increased threat of human trafficking
By Austin Beck-Doss The Ranger Via- Wyoming News Exchange RIVERTON — Last Thursday evening in the Lander Ambulance Station training room, Samuel Semadeni of Wind River Cares Tribal Victims Services presented on human trafficking and its risk factors in…
As international visitors stay away, Yellowstone tourism industry banks on Americans
Yellowstone opens interior roads today as gateway communities brace for uncertainty generated by Trump administration actions. By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com WEST YELLOWSTONE, MONTANA—Tchotchke shop owners are busy stocking shelves with Old Faithful shot glasses, stuffed teddy bears and…
Kemmerer’s Josh Coursey, Muley Fanatics founder, tapped by Trump for high Fish and Wildlife Service post
The details of the position — including its title — remain undisclosed, but the longtime Green River resident is off to D.C. in May, he announced. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com A southwestern Wyoming big game hunting advocate who spent the…
Game & Fish updates pronghorn corridor bottlenecks
By Joy Ufford Pinedale Roundup Via Wyoming News Exchange PINEDALE —- Wyoming Game and Fish wildlife officials reviewed the updated Sublette Antelope Biological Risk and Opportunity Assessment to 50-plus people Tuesday in the Pinedale Library’s Lovatt Room. The Game…
Evanston moms, newborns and moms-to-be get a lifeline from Utah
• Intermountain Health launches program to offer in-person and virtual visits for pre-pregnancy, prenatal and postpartum care in bid to fill maternity care gap. By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com Less than four months after Evanston Regional Hospital discontinued its…
Calving conditions, cattle market good for ranchers
By Alex Hargrave Buffalo Bulletin Via- Wyoming News Exchange BUFFALO — For Andy Stevens, there’s not a much better view than that of sunshine on the snow-capped Bighorn Mountains behind calves milling about on green grass. Calving season coincides…
WYDOT crews moving snow, prepping site, still shooting for early July opening of Teton Pass
By Charley Sutherland Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Spring has sprung, and the Wyoming Department of Transportation and contracted construction crews are back at work repairing Teton Pass, which was destroyed in part last summer…
Gordon appoints AG Bridget Hill to Wyoming Supreme Court
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Gov. Mark Gordon has appointed Attorney General Bridget Hill to the Wyoming Supreme Court. Hill’s appointment fills the open seat left by the retirement of Chief Justice Kate Fox. Hill has served as Wyoming Attorney General since…
Election process is legislators’ top priority in interim
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Affordable housing isn’t likely to be studied by Wyoming lawmakers for the first time in years. Meanwhile, the topic of studying Wyoming’s election processes is priority No….
Wyoming Health Department warns of hantavirus risks during spring cleaning
CHEYENNE (WNE) — The Wyoming Department of Health wants residents to take steps to help prevent hantavirus, a rare but potentially deadly disease spread by infected deer mice. “As spring arrives and people begin cleaning cabins, sheds, garages, old…